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Vintage finds and retro handmade--a sweet mix I know you'll love.

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Friday, January 27, 2012

Announcing: Room to Create Sale

JcPenny's recently announced that they are tired of sending out circulars and running constant coupon sales, so they have decided to lower their baseline price on everything in their stores and have done with it. Taking a page from their book, I'm having a vintage sale in my stores, but there won't be any coupon codes to enter or anything like that.

Why am I doing this? Frankly, my house is not a warehouse, and it's
getting a little crowded in here. I need some room to create. I need
some more storage space. My pom pom collection is multiplying like Star Trek tribbles. Yeah. All of that.

On Etsy, vintage prices have already been significantly reduced. On Artfire, expect the rollout to be more gradual, since I have 243 items (as of writing this) to adjust, and that is taking awhile.

Now, for two very important things shoppers might want to know:

Please note that I have small, lightweight items marked with free (to the US) or very reduced (to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK) secondary shipping. This is the shipping charged for the second thing if you buy two. I wish it were possible to note on the items themselves that for many of them, I could probably manage to fit three or more of such items in the same package without raising the shipping price more than a penny or two. Maybe not at all (weight-metered mail is silly this way). However, if you bought 3 or more, the checkout process on the site would probably automatically overcharge you on shipping. If you'd like to buy an armload of something, please contact me and I can bundle the items and get you an accurate (not an estimated) shipping price. If the order is big enough, I might even give you an extra discount on the items, just to say thank you. You might be amazed about how much I can save you this way.

All shipping prices reflect US postal service rates, plus about $0.60 for the cost of the box and the packing around your items, and a few drops of gasoline that get used up to take your box to the post office. If you think they are too high, please, please write your Congressman or the Postmaster General and beg on behalf of online retailers for something about this to change.

If you read this blog and decide to buy from me, I will throw a small party in your honor. Unfortunately, you won't be able to personally attend. ;) I can promise you that I will dance and sing your package all the way to the post office for you, and when you get it and open it, I hope you will start dancing and singing for joy as well.

Thank you, as always, for being a fan of CandyAppleCrafts and Sweet Old Things! Please visit again soon.

I received my poodle yesterday and totally loving her!! Hope you will have lovely day. Very cute and unique. Thank you so much!!

Absolutely adorable [ornament]! Even cuter than pictured! Thanks so much!

These are absolutely adorable! The pictures don't do them justice as in person they are even more adorable if that is possible! These are for a gift but my goodness was I tempted to keep them! Super crafter and really friendly and helpful!! A credit to Etsy!!!

Darling ornament, wonderful seller

Just as pictured! Thank you for wonderful fast service.

Cute item! Super quick shipping!

I just received them in the mail just in time for Christmas. They look a little zanny but I love that they are black standard poodles and remind me of some ornaments we had in the 70s on the tree when I was growing up. They were animals that looked like they were made from pipe cleaners just like these ones.

Absolutely adorable, very fast shipping!!

So cute...fast shipping too, thanks!

Adorable, thanks!

Love the liittle poodle... fast shipping :D thanks

Adorable!!

We love the poodles! And we received them very quickly, packed well and in great condition. Very happy with this seller.

adorable items, fast ship, many thanks!

nicely made and accommodating, thank you!

Perfect!!! Thank you! A++++++

Just what I wanted! Thank you!

Soo cute, and well made. Thanks.

I had this on my Favorites list for sooooooooo long. Glad its finally on my wall!

Item as described, great price, fast shipping. Thank you!

What a beautiful little scarf I received. It's so much prettier in person and I'm excited to wear it. It was just as described and arrived in a timely manner.